Yard Design & Layout

A place can feel more like home with more design and intention on the yard. The following list has 20 ideas on how you can transform your outdoor space to be more accommodating.

Get ready for finer weather with these awesome backyard decor ideas on a budget!

The Cancer garden is a haven for those who love summer, the beach, and the moon. They'll plant a variety of fruits and veggies: especially melons. Their flowers will pop with color and diversity. The Cancer garden has a moon gate, gorgeous water features, and seashell mulch to prevent weeds.

A Gemini garden should be a place of wonder, beauty, and excitement. There should be a blast of green flora, unusual flowers bobbing in the wind, citrus fruits hanging from branches, and serpentine paths. The Gemini garden is ideal for the meditative thinker and the party host who wants to dazzle.

Taurus gardens are beautiful landscapes that mix all the charms of spring—fruits, veggies, and flora—with an appreciation for beauty and romance.

The Aries garden should be a blast of red. It should have a variety of plants, dazzling features, and plenty of entertaining sights for guests. You want your garden to be rich with flowers and fruits. There is also space to play yard games and experiment with an outdoor pizza oven.

How much mulch is enough? Which mulch is right for your yard? How do you apply it properly? Learn the answers to these questions along with the many benefits of mulch.

The next time you find yourself in a rut, take a walk and see what nature has to offer. Be inspired by what gardeners are doing to enhance our environment. Strike up a conversation. Take the knowledge you gain home with you. Create your own backyard oasis.

Learn what to consider when designing a plant bed near your swimming pool. This poolside landscaping can create a lush, luxurious environment for lounging and enjoying your pool retreat for seasons to come!

Whether you choose to install a scarecrow to protect your plants from pesky critters, or just want to decorate your yard (or porch) for autumn, building a scarecrow is easy! All you need are a few simple supplies.

In this article, I teach you how to make your own latex mold for concrete or plaster garden ornaments. It is fairly simple to do and does not require any fancy equipment.

A microclimate is a good thing to know about if you plan to put a plant in the garden and want it to thrive.

What's involved with taking out a patio of pavers and replacing it with concrete? Here's how we did our project, with instructions, tips, and photos to show the steps.

I've included my step-by-step process of creating a backyard labyrinth near my garden beds for use as a walking meditation.

What possesses otherwise sane and balanced people to fill their gardens with gnomes, black jockeys, and plastic flamingos? Take a look at this collection of wonderfully tasteless lawn ornaments.

Here is how I removed a tough layer of grass and weed from my yard and converted the muddy clay soil underneath into a nice, fluffy garden plot for planting. No power tools needed!

Do you have an unsightly bare spot under your bird feeders? Here are eight easy solutions for transforming that bald spot under the feeder.

Making a beautiful garden with rustic field stone planters can be very costly. Find out how to cleverly make your own version for just a few dollars or pennies and save a fortune.

Is your grass getting out of hand, causing your garden beds or lawn borders to look unkept and messy? This guide will help you edge a flower bed with a knife for a clean, sharp finish.

Looking for upcycling projects or ideas for what to do with old ladders? This article will show you how to make a DIY garden trellis by repurposing an old ladder.

These five trees are the worst offenders when it comes to shedding leaves, branches, nuts, cones, or other debris.

Here are step-by-step instructions on how to build a raised herb garden, including photos of the project that I did myself.

You don’t need to have a backyard the size of the one at Versailles Palace to create a French garden. The same balance and eye appeal are easy to achieve, even on a limited budget. Take a peek at a few famous French garden examples and learn how to create a French-style garden in your own backyard.

Old objects that have been discarded in bygone days can be re-purposed as yard art. This article will look at some unique yard art that proves one man's junk is truly another man's treasure.

Landscaping can be very simple when you choose low-maintenance plants. Beautiful plants like hostas and daylilies will beautify your yard with very little effort.

From golden creeping Jenny to Mazus, these low-maintenance ground covers grow thickly and spread quickly to choke out weeds.

Well-planned landscapes have an overall "look" to them that can be classified as a style. This article introduces native styles from around the world that are considered exotic in other locales.

Live on a hill? Here are some different solutions to hillside erosion. How should you landscape these areas? What plants are best for these areas that will also sustain wildlife?

A how-to guide for avoiding garden problems in the future by planning in advance. Suggestions have been included to assist you in making wise to avoid landscaping mistakes.

To build a natural dry-stone retaining wall, prepare the site: plan for good drainage, proper width-height ratio, and distance between tiers. Lay high-quality stones and use a geotextile backing to ensure the wall lasts a long time.

Backyard projects like terracing can be intimidating at times. However, it is possible to save some money on them when you do it yourself. Here are some tips on how to add up the savings.